Earth Plasters: The Influence of Clay Mineralogy in the Plasters’ Properties

Lima, José et Faria, Paulina et Santos Silva, António (2020) Earth Plasters: The Influence of Clay Mineralogy in the Plasters’ Properties. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 14 (7). p. 948-963. ISSN 1558-3058 [Article]

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Résumé (en anglais)

Earth-based mortars have been used all over the world since ancient times in an extensive range of building types from vernacular architecture to monuments. Plastering is one of the most common contemporary applications of earth-based mortars used for earthen-building conservation or modern architecture. Raw earth is a very diverse natural material, and clay minerals play a key role in plaster properties being responsible for their setting process and providing the capacity of balancing the indoor hygrometric conditions of buildings. This capacity offers significant benefits to energy savings delivering comfort and health of inhabitants and also contributes to building conservation. For this study, three mortars were produced with different clayish earths to assess the influence of clay mineralogy. Mortars characterization confirmed that clay mineralogy drives important plaster properties, such as vapour adsorption and drying shrinkage, while also having a significant influence on mechanical strength, dry abrasion, and thermal conductivity. Within the studied mortars, illitic clayish earth stands outs as more adequate for earth-based plasters, showing balanced properties, namely linear drying shrinkage, mechanical strength, dry abrasion, and water vapour adsorption.

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Lima, José
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Faria, Paulina
paulina.faria@fct.unl.pt
Santos Silva, António
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Langues: Anglais
Mots-clés libres: clayish earth; drying shrinkage; hygroscopicity; illitic clay; kaolinitic clay; montmorillonitic clay; mortar characterization; pore size distribution; vapour adsorption; water erosion; plaster; mineralogy
Sujets: F.TECHNIQUES SCIENTIFIQUES ET METHODOLOGIES DE CONSERVATION > 06. Analyse des matériaux
F.TECHNIQUES SCIENTIFIQUES ET METHODOLOGIES DE CONSERVATION > 32. Mise à l’épreuve de matériau
F.TECHNIQUES SCIENTIFIQUES ET METHODOLOGIES DE CONSERVATION > 35. Analyse minéralogique
Volume: 14
Numéro: 7
ISSN: 1558-3058
Déposé par: Prof. Paulina Faria
Date de dépôt: 18 mars 2022 08:37
Dernière modification: 18 mars 2022 08:37
URI: https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/2587

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